(2716) Tuulikki Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 October 1939 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.

Where Tuulikki is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tuulikki is 2.22 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2716
Provisional designation1939 TM
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.20 km (#10,232 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.312
Rotation period50.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.44
Orbital period3.65 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.12 – 2.62 au
Eccentricity0.106
Inclination5.95°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.12 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 7 October 1939

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